CLASSES
SCHEDULE FOR ADULTS
REDONDO BEACH
INSTRUCTOR- AAKANSHA MAHESHWARI
Email- bollypopla@gmail.com
Wednesdays 7:30-8:30 pm
April 17th Bhangra Workshop
https://www.redondowoman.org/bollypop
WEST LA
INSTRUCTOR- MADHAVI NARAYANAN
Email- madhavi.bollypop@gmail.com
Dance fitness Tuesday 6:30-7:30 pm
BollyPop Choreography Sunday 5-6pm
La Dancefit Studio, 10936 Santa Monica Blvd #4539
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LONG BEACH
INSTRUCTOR- MADHAVI NARAYANAN
Email- madhavi.bollypop@gmail.com
Dance fitness Wednesday 5:30-6:30 pm
The Big Lawn at Lincoln Park
101 Pacific Ave, Long Beach, CA 90802
OAKLAND
INSTRUCTOR- ISHA PATEL
Email- isha.bollypop@gmail.com
Dance Fitness Class
Mondays 6-7 pm
The Big Open Space Dance Studio, Oakland
SALT LAKE CITY
INSTRUCTOR- SARIKA NAYAK
Email- sarika.bollypop@gmail.com
Choreography Class for beginners/intermediate
Mondays 8-9 pm MST
Danceology Studio, 112 W 13100 S. Draper, UT 84020
SLC Performing Team Program for intermediate
Wednesdays 3-4 pm MST
Danceology Studio, 112 W 13100 S. Draper, UT 84020
VIRTUAL CLASSES
INSTRUCTOR- MADHAVI NARAYANAN
Mondays 6-7 pm PST
Sundays 9-10 am IST
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schedule FOR KIDS
Email us- bollypopla@gmail.com
SANTA MONICA
INSTRUCTOR- AAKANSHA MAHESHWARI
MONDAYS
3:30-4:30pm (4-6 yrs)
4:30-5:30pm (7-9yrs)
6:00-7:00pm (10-14 yrs)
HERMOSA BEACH
TUESDAYS
3:30-4:30pm (7-9 yrs)
4:30-6:00pm (9-14 yrs)
6-7:30pm (Private folk/classical group)
THURSDAYS
3:40-4:30pm (4-6 yrs)
4:40-5:30pm (5-7 yrs)
5:30-6:30pm (7-9 yrs)
New batches in Hermosa on Thursdays
3:40-4:30pm (2.5-4 yrs)
4:40-5:30pm (4.5-6 yrs)
BEVERLY GROVE
FRIDAYS
4:40-5:40pm (4-6 yrs)
5-6pm (2.5-4 yrs)
New batch in Beverly Grove on Fridays
5-6pm (2.5-4 yrs)
BRENTWOOD
INSTRUCTOR- NIVEDITA MAHESH
THURSDAYS
4:30-5:30pm (6-8yrs)
SALT LAKE CITY
INSTRUCTOR- SARIKA NAYAK
FRIDAYS
5:30-6:30pm (4-8 yrs)
6:30-7:30pm (9-12 yrs)
OAKLAND
INSTRUCTOR- ISHA PATEL
MONDAYS
5-5:45pm (2.5-4 yr olds)
Toddler and me
Please email your child’s name and age and location preference to bollypopla@gmail.com
services
Group & Private Lessons
ADULT CLASSES
DANCE FITNESS AND CHOREOGRAPHY
BollyPop Dance Fitness is a 60 min high energy cardio workout with easy to follow moves and choreography. The class enables one to build overall strength and extends one's dancing style and skills. The playlist comprises of the top Bollywood hits and also Latin, Hip Hop and Egyptian music. Get ready to shake, swerve, move and groove across various continents in this multicultural, adventurous wonderland of dance fun!
BollyPop Choreography Class has a new exciting routine that you can learn in 60 mins every week. The choreography is beginner friendly and the repetitions help you perfect your movements. If you have a desire to be a performer, this is the class for you!
KIDS CLASSES
KIDS CHOREOGRAPHY AND MOMMY & ME
Kids BollyPop is a culmination of fun dance movements and joyful Indian music that leads to an incredibly enjoyable and stimulating environment for kids. The kids learn and understand the culture of India through the art form and also grow into strong dancers with good posture, technique, grace and confidence. Our Mommy & Me class brings together generations to celebrate culture. Both these classes are conducted using Indian film, classical and folk music. We work on gaining flexibility by practicing yoga at the beginning of each class. It is like being at a Bollywood Dance Party which leads to an incredible multicultural experience!
WEDDING CHOREOGRAPHY
FIRST DANCE & SANGEET
We work with couples to choreograph a first dance that is unique to each individual’s style and ability. We make sure that we leave you stress free with ample training for the biggest day of your life. We work with all ages and levels in-person, on zoom and also send pre-recorded instruction videos to family members and friends of the couple.
Bringing Indian Dance to Schools and Universities
OUR OFFERINGS
BOLLYPOP AT SCHOOLS
Special Assembly Performance + Follow-Along Workshop to celebrate AAPI month, Diwali, Holi, Eid and many other South Asian Festivals
Artist-in-residence Program for a class (8-10 weeks) + Showcase in the end
Choreography for school events
After School Program
SCHOOLS WE HAVE WORKED WITH
Archer School for girls
Bel Air Preschool
Barnhart School
Brentwood School
Cassidy Preschool
Castle Heights Elementary
Cate School, Carpinteria
Center for early education
Chandler School
Citizens of the world L.A.
Crossroads Elementary School
Curtis School
Discovery School
Dixie Canyon Elementary
El Marino Elementary
El Rincon Elementary
Farragut School
Grand View Manhattan Beach
Grant Elementary Santa Monica
Gulliver School Miami
Harvard Westlake School
Hilcrest Elementary
International school of LA- LILA
John Thomas Dye School
Kiddie Academy Diamond Bar
La Ballona Elementary
Landels Elementary Mountain View
Little dolphins by the sea
Loyola school for girls
Manhattan Academy
Mirman School
Oakwood School
Peninsula Montessori Palos Verdes
Piper Preschool
Rolling hills country day school
Seven arrows elementary
Short avenue elementary
Star prep academy
The First School Santa Monica
UCLA Lab school
Village school
Westside neighborhood school
Westwood Charter Elementary
Windward school
Woodland hills private school
Founder- AAKANSHA MAHESHWARI
Choreographer | Instructor | Performer
bollypopla@gmail.com
@bollypop _la
Born and raised in Delhi, Aakansha Maheshwari spent over a decade training in Indian classical Bharatanatyam under Guru Geeta Chandran and has performed across India.
In 2012 Aakansha moved to Los Angeles and founded BollyPop. Her desire was to bring Indian dance to all in a fun and approachable way.
Currently she teaches multiple children’s classes reaching over 100 children weekly. She also helps adults get moving through her dance fitness classes.
Aakansha is also known for performing and leading big crowds at color festivals across the US and Canada, as well as being invited to conduct Diwali workshops in companies like Google, Warner Bros, JPL and Snap.
In 2020, Aakansha co-founded Kalbeliya World, an online dance platform to support folk artists from Rajasthan. She also works regularly with Manav Sadhna NGO.
Madhavi Narayanan
Instructor- Los Angeles
Madhavi's dancing career began as a toddler when her mother would dress her up along with her two sisters to dance to popular Tamil tunes like "Uppu Karavadu." Starting at age 3, Madhavi trained in ballet, tap, jazz, and lyrical at All That Dance in Seattle, WA. When she was a teenager Madhavi was thrilled to find a Bharatanatyam guru in Seattle and went on to complete her Arangetram in 2013. Madhavi's love of Bollywood star Hrithik Roshan encouraged her to start teaching and dancing Bollywood dance in college where she co- directed Harvard Ghungroo, the largest-student run show on campus. Madhavi has taught dance in many places around the world such as Morocco and South Africa.
Instagram- @madhavionthemove
Facebook- @Madhavi Narayanan
Sarika Nayak
Instructor- Salt Lake City
Born and raised in Odisha in India, Sarika spent around 12 years training in the Indian classical dance form called Odissi under Guru Shri Niranjan Rout.
After moving to the US, Sarika brought Indian dance to – Festival of Colors USA, Annual Polynesian Event, ISA- Annual Indian Students Association Event and many more. She has conducted workshops at Repertory dance theatre, Salt Lake community college, Birmingham University, UVU – Salt Lake and Granite school district.
Instagram- @sarikabollypoputah
Facebook - @BollyPop Utah
Isha Patel
Instructor- Oakland
Isha hails from the city of Bollywood cinema: Mumbai, India, where she spent around 10 years training in the Indian classical Bharatanatyam and folk dance. Being a full-time Urban Designer working towards the betterment of the communities and cities, PEOPLE and DANCE have always been a huge part of her life. She choreographed Indian folk dances for NMIMS University and for several non-profits in India and also conducted Bollywood dance workshops for kids in New York City.
Instagram- @isha.bollypop
Facebook- @Isha Patel
Nivedita Mahesh
Instructor- Los Angeles
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Founder: Aakansha Maheshwari
For all enquiries: BollyPopLA@gmail.com